Prevalence of anemia in type 2 diabetic patients in Misallata and Alkhoms Hospital Center

Background: Anemia is a common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) that adversely affects the progression and development of other diabetes-related complications. Anemia is a common finding in patients with diabetes. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic disorders with various etiologies characterized by chronic high blood glucose levels due to disturbances in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism. Objective: The present study was undertaken to study the anemia in patients with type 2 diabetes in Misallata and Alkhoms Hospital Center. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted among 300 diabetic patients (163 males, 54.3%) and (137 females, 45.7%) with a mean age of 45 years, from March to July 2024. Each patient in this study provided a blood sample for hemoglobin and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing. Result: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of anemia in the study area was 61.7% of 300 patients, and it turns out that 38.3% of the sample do not have anemia. Also, it was found that 96% of the sample suffer from diabetes, and it turns out that 4% of the sample do not have diabetes. The percentage of anemia in females was higher than that in males. There were no differences in the incidence of anemia according to the place. Conclusion: The study concluded that there were no differences in the incidence of anemia according to age. There were no differences in the incidence of anemia according to the place of residence in Al-Khoms or Misallata, and no differences in the incidence of anemia according to the incidence of diabetes mellitus.